Italian judge orders girl, 13, to have abortion

An Italian judge has ordered a 13-year-old girl from Torino to abort her unborn child because her parents were opposed to the baby, according to La Stampa newspaper.

Italian legislation states that a minor is not allowed to decide whether to abort or not and the decision falls entirely on the guardians or parents.

The paper reports that the girl didn't want to abort the baby but had to after the ruling.

The girl got pregnant by her 15-year-old boyfriend but despite this she still wanted to keep the baby.

However her parents demanded an abortion. After the abortion, the girl went into a frenzy and threatened to kill herself.

"The unborn baby is still a life and I defend life whatever the situation." Severino Poletto, Archbishop of Torino told the paper.

"Society must take of this child. I certainly oppose abortions but this case allows us to reflect on the situation. We have to take a step back and ask ourselves how this could have happened to a 13-year-old girl." he added.

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